Systems and methods to enable combined periodic and triggered location of a mobile device

A first network entity for performing periodic and triggered location for a target user equipment, comprising:

• an external interface configured to communicate with a second network entity and the target user equipment;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• receive with the external interface a periodic and triggered location request from the second network entity for the target user equipment;
• transmit with the external interface a first response to the second network entity;
• cause the periodic and triggered location request to be sent to the target user equipment wherein the periodic and triggered location request comprises:
• a type of location reporting event,
• a maximum reporting interval,
• a maximum event sampling interval in which the target user equipment is required to monitor whether the location reporting event has or has not occurred, or
• any combination thereof;
• receive with the external interface a confirmation from the target user equipment that the periodic and triggered location request has been accepted;
• transmit with the external interface a second response to the second network entity indicating that the periodic and triggered location request has been activated in the target user equipment;
• and
• receive with the external interface a location report from the target user equipment when the target user equipment detects the location reporting event occurs or when the target user equipment determines no location reporting event occurs during the maximum reporting interval.

A first network entity for performing periodic and triggered location for a target user equipment, comprising:

• means for receiving from a second network entity a periodic and triggered location request for the target user equipment;
• means for transmitting a first response to the second network;
• means for causing the periodic and triggered location request to be sent to the target user equipment, wherein the periodic and triggered location request comprises:
• a type of location reporting event,
• a maximum reporting interval,
• a maximum event sampling interval in which the target user equipment is required to monitor whether the location reporting event has or has not occurred, or any combination thereof;
• means for receiving from the target user equipment a confirmation indicating that the periodic and triggered location request has been accepted;
• means for transmitting a second response to the second network entity indicating that the periodic and triggered location request has been activated in the target user equipment;
• and
• means for receiving a location report from the target user equipment when the target user equipment detects the location reporting event occurs or when the target user equipment determines no location reporting event occurs during the maximum reporting interval.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including program code stored thereon, the program code is operable to configure at least one processor in a first network entity for performing periodic and triggered location for a target user equipment, the program code comprising instructions to:

• receive from a second network entity a periodic and triggered location request for the target user equipment;
• transmit a first response to the second network entity;
• cause the periodic and triggered location request to be sent to the target user equipment, wherein the periodic and triggered location request comprises:
• a type of location reporting event,
• a maximum reporting interval,
• a maximum event sampling interval in which the target user equipment is required to monitor whether the location reporting event has or has not occurred, or
• any combination thereof;
• receive from the target user equipment a confirmation indicating that the periodic and triggered location request has been accepted;
• transmit a second response to the second network entity indicating that the periodic and triggered location request has been activated in the target user equipment;
• and
• receive a location report from the target user equipment when the target user equipment detects the location reporting event occurs or when the target user equipment determines no location reporting event occurs during the maximum reporting interval.